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{{Infobox game
 
{{Infobox game
 
|cover        = The Lords of Midnight cover.jpg
 
|cover        = The Lords of Midnight cover.jpg
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Chilli Hugger Software}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Chilli Hugger Software}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
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{{Infobox game/row/engine|Marmalade|2013 release}}
 
|release dates=  
 
|release dates=  
{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1995}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|DOS|1995|ref={{cn|January 2023}}}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|July 1, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|OS X|July 1, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 12, 2013}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|July 12, 2013}}
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|taxonomy    =
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Freeware }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Singleplayer }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Turn-based }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | First-person }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | RPG, Strategy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | The Lords of Midnight }}
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|steam appid  =  
 
|gogcom id    = 1207659333
 
|gogcom id    = 1207659333
 
|strategywiki =  
 
|strategywiki =  
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|mobygames    = 17474
 
|wikipedia    = The Lords of Midnight
 
|wikipedia    = The Lords of Midnight
 
|winehq      =  
 
|winehq      =  
|license      = commercial
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|license      = former commercial
 
}}
 
}}
{{Series|The Lords of Midnight}}
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{{disambig|the first game in the series|the game sold as Lords of Midnight|[[Lords of Midnight: The Citadel]]}}
  
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{{Introduction
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|introduction      =
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|release history  =
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|current state    =
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}}
 
'''General information'''
 
'''General information'''
{{mm}} [https://www.mobygames.com/game/lords-of-midnight_ MobyGames entry]
 
 
{{GOG.com links|1207659333|the_lords_of_midnight_series|for game series}}
 
{{GOG.com links|1207659333|the_lords_of_midnight_series|for game series}}
  
 
==Availability==
 
==Availability==
 
{{Availability|
 
{{Availability|
{{Availability/row| Retail | | Unknown | | | DOS }}
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{{Availability/row| Retail | | DRM-free | Included with [[Lords of Midnight: The Citadel]]. | | DOS }}
{{Availability/row| Developer | https://sites.fastspring.com/chillihuggersoftware/product/thelordsofmidnight | DRM-free | | | Windows }}
 
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_lords_of_midnight | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
 
{{Availability/row| GOG.com | the_lords_of_midnight | DRM-free | | | Windows, OS X }}
{{Availability/row| MacApp | id662277527 | MacApp | | | OS X }}
 
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===Configuration file(s) location===
 
===Configuration file(s) location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/config|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/config|Windows|{{p|game}}\settings.cfg}}
{{Game data/config|Windows|}}
 
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/config|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} The DOS version does not save any settings.
  
 
===Save game data location===
 
===Save game data location===
 
{{Game data|
 
{{Game data|
{{Game data/saves|DOS|}}
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{{Game data/saves|DOS|{{p|game}}\LOM-*.GAM}}
{{Game data/saves|Windows|}}
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{{Game data/saves|Windows|{{p|game}}\story\}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
{{Game data/saves|OS X|}}
 
}}
 
}}
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{{ii}} The original release has 26 save slots (A-Z) in the format {{code|LOM-A001.GAM}}. The three digits represent how many in-game days have passed.
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{{ii}} The remake has eight save slots.
  
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
===[[Glossary:Save game cloud syncing|Save game cloud syncing]]===
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
 
{{Save game cloud syncing
|discord               =  
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|discord                   =  
|discord notes         =  
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|discord notes             =  
|epic games store       =  
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|epic games launcher       =  
|epic games store notes =  
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|epic games launcher notes =  
|gog galaxy             = unknown
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|gog galaxy               = false
|gog galaxy notes       =  
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|gog galaxy notes         =  
|origin                 =  
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|origin                   =  
|origin notes           =  
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|origin notes             =  
|steam cloud           =  
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|steam cloud               =  
|steam cloud notes     =  
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|steam cloud notes         =  
|uplay                  =  
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|ubisoft connect          =  
|uplay notes           =  
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|ubisoft connect notes     =  
|xbox cloud             =  
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|xbox cloud               =  
|xbox cloud notes       =  
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|xbox cloud notes         =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
==Video settings==
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==Video==
{{Video settings
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{{Video
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|wsgf link                  =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
 
|widescreen wsgf award      =  
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|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|ultrawidescreen wsgf award =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
 
|4k ultra hd wsgf award    =  
|widescreen resolution      = unknown
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|widescreen resolution      = limited
|widescreen resolution notes=  
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|widescreen resolution notes= In the enhanced port, only fullscreen mode allows widescreen display.
|multimonitor              = unknown
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|multimonitor              = false
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|multimonitor notes        =  
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
 
|ultrawidescreen            = unknown
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|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd                = unknown
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
 
|4k ultra hd notes          =  
|fov                        = unknown
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|fov                        = n/a
 
|fov notes                  =  
 
|fov notes                  =  
|windowed                  = unknown
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|windowed                  = true
|windowed notes            =  
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|windowed notes            = Choice of predefined window sizes in the enhanced port.
|borderless windowed        = unknown
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|borderless windowed        = false
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
 
|borderless windowed notes  =  
|anisotropic                = unknown
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|anisotropic                = n/a
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
 
|anisotropic notes          =  
|antialiasing              = unknown
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|antialiasing              = n/a
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
 
|antialiasing notes        =  
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|upscaling                  = unknown
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|upscaling tech            =
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|upscaling notes            =
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync                      = unknown
 
|vsync notes                =  
 
|vsync notes                =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Input settings==
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==Input==
{{Input settings
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{{Input
|key remap                = unknown
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|key remap                = false
|key remap notes          =  
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|key remap notes          = No remapping (the remake has a choice of Classic or New layouts).
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = n/a
 
|acceleration option notes =  
 
|acceleration option notes =  
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = n/a
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
 
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
|mouse menu notes          =  
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|mouse menu notes          = Remake only.
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
 
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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}}
 
}}
  
==Audio settings==
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==Audio==
{{Audio settings
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{{Audio
|separate volume          = unknown
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|separate volume          = false
|separate volume notes    =  
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|separate volume notes    = No sound.
|surround sound          = unknown
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|surround sound          = n/a
 
|surround sound notes    =  
 
|surround sound notes    =  
|subtitles                = unknown
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|subtitles                = n/a
 
|subtitles notes          =  
 
|subtitles notes          =  
|closed captions          = unknown
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|closed captions          = n/a
 
|closed captions notes    =  
 
|closed captions notes    =  
|mute on focus lost      = unknown
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|mute on focus lost      = false
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|mute on focus lost notes =  
 
|eax support              =  
 
|eax support              =  
|eax support notes        =  
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|eax support notes         =
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|royalty free audio       = n/a
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|royalty free audio notes  =
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|red book cd audio        =
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|red book cd audio notes  =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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  |language  = English
 
  |language  = English
 
  |interface = true
 
  |interface = true
  |audio    = unknown
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  |audio    = n/a
  |subtitles = unknown
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  |subtitles = n/a
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
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|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model versions  =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
 
|shader model notes    =  
|64-bit executable     = false
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|windows 32-bit exe    = true
|64-bit executable notes=  
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|windows 64-bit exe    = false
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|windows arm app        = false
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|windows exe notes      =
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|mac os x powerpc app  = unknown
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|macos intel 32-bit app = unknown
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|macos intel 64-bit app = unknown
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|macos arm app          = unknown
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|macos app notes        =
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|linux powerpc app      =
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|linux 32-bit executable=  
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|linux 64-bit executable=
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|linux arm app          = unknown
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|linux executable notes =  
 
}}
 
}}
  
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{{References}}
 
{{References}}
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{{GOG.com Enhancement Project}}

Latest revision as of 13:23, 26 December 2023

The Lords of Midnight
The Lords of Midnight cover
Developers
Mike Singleton
Chris Wild
Publishers
Chilli Hugger Software
Engines
2013 release Marmalade
Release dates
DOS 1995[citation needed]
macOS (OS X) July 1, 2013
Windows July 12, 2013
Taxonomy
Monetization Freeware
Modes Singleplayer
Pacing Turn-based
Perspectives First-person
Genres RPG, Strategy
Themes Fantasy
Series The Lords of Midnight
The Lords of Midnight on MobyGames
The Lords of Midnight on Wikipedia
The Lords of Midnight
The Lords of Midnight 1995
Lords of Midnight: The Citadel 1995
Doomdark's Revenge 2014

This page is for the first game in the series. For the game sold as Lords of Midnight, see Lords of Midnight: The Citadel.

The Lords of Midnight is a singleplayer first-person RPG and strategy game in the The Lords of Midnight series.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
GOG.com Support Page

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
DRM-free
Included with Lords of Midnight: The Citadel.
DOS
GOG.com
DRM-free
Windows
macOS (OS X)

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\settings.cfg[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
The DOS version does not save any settings.

Save game data location

System Location
DOS <path-to-game>\LOM-*.GAM
Windows <path-to-game>\story\[Note 1]
macOS (OS X)
The original release has 26 save slots (A-Z) in the format LOM-A001.GAM. The three digits represent how many in-game days have passed.
The remake has eight save slots.

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
GOG Galaxy

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
In the enhanced port, only fullscreen mode allows widescreen display.
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Choice of predefined window sizes in the enhanced port.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS

Input

Keyboard and mouse State Notes
Remapping
No remapping (the remake has a choice of Classic or New layouts).
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Remake only.
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Controller types

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
No sound.
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
For DOSBox change the priority background value in the DOSBox configuration file.
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
DOS video modes VGA
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10
Processor (CPU) 1.6 GHz
System memory (RAM) 256 MB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 300 MB
Video card (GPU) DirectX 9 compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.7.5
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)


Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).

References